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Integrated Skills in English Foundation Questions 1–5

The text on page 2 has five paragraphs (1–5). Choose the best title for each paragraph from A–F
Time allowed: 2 hours below and write the letter (A–F) on the lines below. There is one title you don’t need.
This exam paper has four tasks. Complete all tasks.
1. Paragraph 1 A Going all around the world
2. Paragraph 2 B Nature brings a treasure
Task 1 — Long reading
C Copying a sound
Read the following text about hobbies and answer the 15 questions on page 3. 3. Paragraph 3
D A more normal hobby
4. Paragraph 4
E Hobbies people know about
5. Paragraph 5
F Usually for wearing

Questions 6–10
Choose the five statements from A–H below that are TRUE according to the information given in
the text on page 2. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order).

6. A For some people, their hobby is their work.

7. B Tom Holmes started collecting ties a few years ago.
C Tom receives a present from an important person each year.
8.
D There is still enough space in Kari’s garage for all her beach objects.
9.
Paragraph 1 E Some children’s toys travel to many different places with their owners.
Many people do sports in their free time and people also have hobbies. People spend a lot 10.
F Some toy owners share their toy’s travels with other people
of time and money on their hobby and for some it is even a job. The more usual hobbies are on the internet.
things like stamp or coin collecting, but there are many more unusual hobbies too.
G Austin began to prepare for the competition many years ago.
Paragraph 2
H Adults can enter the Wisconsin ‘Mooing’ Competition.
One English man, Tom Holmes, collects ties. He started this hobby over seventy years ago and
he now has over 11,000 different ties. He even receives one tie a year on his birthday from the
British Prime Minister. These ties are from all over the world and you can see his collection in a Questions 11–15
local museum near Birmingham, England.
Complete sentences 11–15 with an exact number, word or phrase (maximum three words) from the text.
Paragraph 3 Write the exact number, word or phrase on the lines below.
Kari Hansen also collects things. She collects anything she finds on the beach near her home
in Norway. The most expensive thing she found was a piece of metal jewellery. This was over 11. Hobbies and sports take a lot of both for some people.
2,500 years old. She keeps her collection in a garage, but now she needs more space. Next
year she is going to buy another garage. 12. There are now more than 11,000 ties in Tom Holmes’ .

Paragraph 4 13. Kari Hansen once found an old and object on

Another strange but popular hobby is ‘toy travelling’. This is when people photograph a toy, the beach.
such as a teddy bear, in front of famous monuments in their country or abroad. Then these
people write about the toy’s experiences on social media as it travels to many different places. 14. Using makes toy travelling a popular hobby.

Paragraph 5 15. The Wisconsin ‘Mooing’ Competition gives a cash

Perhaps the strangest hobby is ‘mooing’, that is making the sounds of a cow. The annual to the winner.
Wisconsin ‘Mooing’ Competition in the USA is open to anybody aged more than five years old.
One boy, Austin Siok, started to ‘moo’ for fun years ago, but two months before the contest he
started to practise every day. Austin sounded more like a cow than the eighty other people in
the competition. He won a prize of 1,000 dollars and a cowbell.

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Task 2 — Multi-text reading Text C

Read the three short texts about places to study and answer the 15 questions on pages 4–6.
Where people study (Kerstal School)
Questions 16–20
Read questions 16–20 first and then read texts A, B and C below the questions. Friend’s house 5%
As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter — A, B or C —
On the bus 2%
and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.
Living room 23% School library 10%
Which text:
16. tells us how popular different places to study are?

17. talks about problems with a room in the house?

18. says they can find a solution to a problem? Kitchen 15%

19. describes what a student thinks about studying in a public place?

20. gives some information about food and drink?

Text A
Bedroom 45%
What Kerstal School students say?
Felicity: The best place to study is in the living room. I can’t study in my bedroom. I
share it with my sister and she’s always making lots of noise.

Kuldeep: I do my homework in my bedroom. There isn’t a quieter room in the house

and no one disturbs me.
Tan: I like studying in the school library. It’s nice to study with friends and other
classmates. We can do school projects on the computers in there. Sometimes I look at
the books they’ve got in there too. Questions 21–25
Choose the five statements from A–H below that are TRUE according to the information given
Flora: I study in the kitchen because it is warm. in the texts above. Write the letters of the TRUE statements on the lines below (in any order).

Winston: I do homework on the bus to and from school. Next year I’m going to study 21. A Felicity’s sister makes it difficult for her to study in the living room.
harder. My sister’s going to leave home and I can study without her and her friends
annoying me. 22. B Kuldeep’s bedroom is the quietest room in his house.

23. C Tan goes to the school library for different reasons.

Text B D Bia only had problems in maths and science in the past.
24.
To: yolanda@email.com E It is easy to get to Alessia’s house from the school.
25.
From: bia@email.com F Bia and her friends meet four times a week.
Hi Yolanda G The kitchen is a more popular place to study than the living room.
I know you’re having difficulties with your homework but maybe I have the answer! H Studying in the library is more popular than studying at a
Last year I was like you. I didn’t understand some of the things we did in class, especially in the friend’s house.
maths and science classes. Then I talked to some classmates and now four of us go to Alessia’s
house to study. She lives near the school so it’s really convenient. We help each other with our
homework and all of us score much higher marks now. And we have fun! Alessia’s mum even brings
us cups of tea and cakes. Her cakes aren’t as good as my dad’s, but it’s kind of her!
We meet at 4pm on every weekday except Thursdays. Why don’t you come and join us?
See you soon.
Bia

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Questions 26–30 Task 3 — Reading into writing

The notes below contain information from texts A–C. Find a word or phrase from the box at the Write an article (70–100 words) for the school magazine about the best places to study.
bottom to complete the missing information in gaps 26–30. Remember to look back at the texts
when you choose your answer from the word bank. Use the information you read in texts A, B and C (pages 4 and 5) to:
» say what the most popular places of study are
Write your answers on the lines below. You don’t need all the words and phrases.
» say what students don’t like about studying in their bedrooms and
» say what some students like about studying with friends.
Notes Do not copy from the texts. Use your own words as far as possible.

You should plan your article before you start writing. Think about what you are going to write and
Kerstal School
make some notes to help you in this box:
• most popular places to study: (26.) and living room
• least popular place to study: on the bus Planning notes

Students studying with friends

• can meet in library and use (27.)
• do school projects
• can help each other with (28.)
• improves (29.)
• have fun

Problems studying in bedroom

(No marks are given for these planning notes)
• (30.) brothers and sisters
• sometimes cold
Now write your article of 70–100 words on the lines below.

Word bank
noisy
tests
bedroom
computers
disturb
homework
kitchen
writing
marks
friends

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Task 4 — Extended writing ISE Foundation Sample paper 5

Write an essay (70–100 words) for your college course about your weekend. You should: Answers
» describe what you do at the weekend and
» say what you like about it. Task 1 — Long reading
1. E
You should plan your essay before you start writing. Think about what you are going to write
2. F
and make some notes to help you in this box:
3. B
4. A
Planning notes 5. C

6–10 can appear in any order

6. A
7. C
8. E
9. F
10. H

11. time and money

12. collection
13. expensive
(No marks are given for these planning notes)
14. social media
15. prize

Now write your essay of 70–100 words on the lines below.

Task 2 — Multi-text reading
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. B

21–25 can appear in any order

21. B
22. C
23. E
24. F
25. H

26. bedroom
27. computers
28. homework
29. marks
30. noisy

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